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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1896
Page
1
A fragmentary verse about longing and intimate memory. The speaker recalls a beloved with vivid sensory memories and questions whether lingering emotions can be saved. The lines reflect possessive desire and the division between give and take in love.
A Westwood house party ends in a social clash as Miss Doane and Stewart spar over a love theory. Misread signals and flirtations collide, leading to confession of deception and a tense romance amid garden lights and retreating laughter.
In a New Orleans Times-Democrat passage, Miss Kate accepts a proposal from Stewart after a tangled engagement claim. He confesses love, she admits happiness and fear, noting she has mistreated him yet declaring genuine affection. The scene centers on commitment, trust, and social pressure.
A compilation of scattered facts on electricity in New York street railways and anthropology claims. It mentions beaver and Australian fauna, body proportions, soil weed growth from Belgian mines, and a telegraphic diagram method by W A Loyd of Duluth MN for reproducing figures remotely.
A London Graphic letter suggests printing the recipient’s address on the back side of envelopes so letters cannot be easily opened and resealed. The idea aims to reduce misdelivered mail and deter stamp tampering by making tearing across the flap reveal the torn stamp. Readers may find the notion worth trying despite its novelty.
Rousseau Johnson and his family in LUation endure a Tuesday dawn flood from Benson Creek. Water breached the home while a wife and three children slept. the family escaped first to a kitchen room then to a woodshed and henhouse before being rescued by a neighbor at dawn. Louis ville Corner Journal reports the escape.
The piece notes fashion in bangles with a flexible narrow gold band and gem accents, aligning with elbow sleeves. It also reports on Mrs Mahlon Sands’s sudden death in London, her resemblance to the Princess of Wales, and a court case on Nellie G. Robinson’s notary public appointment. It mentions a Boston woman riding to Northern Vermont, Grace N. Kimball joining Armenian relief work and becoming assistant physician at Vassar, and Vassar’s chief physician Elizabeth Burr Thelburg.
Sir William Flower highlighted a despicable fraud affecting the humane of the fair sex. Outcry over egret plume destruction for ladies attire aimed to curb demand. traders claimed plumes were fake while Flower found genuine feathers upon examination.
The article argues aging women can wear white on dressy occasions and favors subdued colors over black. It cites the Duchess of Devonshire’s cream-white silk dress and orchid accessories, notes various millinery trims, and mentions other royal and social figures with fashion details and historical notes as context.
Fabrics for evening wear emphasize cling in stalls this season. Cropodychine appeals to all ages, fine handkerchiefs with embroidery, and cashmere woven with silk woof are favored for indoor gowns. Gravenette suited for cycling, waterproof, and other outfits. whalebone may curl extinct feathers. new veloura creates a shimmering effect. Greens and warm colors dominate, wide godet skirts fade, jupe shapes rise, white and cream laces and trims feature heavily.
A horse in a Unionville circus died after weeks of distress following an injury. The animal, kept in a hotel stall, appeared content until the caravan left, then trembled and strained to escape. The proprietor retrieved the circus horses, but the horse collapsed and died, with a veterinarian noting probable death from grief.
A report notes that loud thunder scares lobsters causing temporary disarray as they seek shelter in deep water. Separately, Emperor Willis allegedly diverted about 700 toward backing a German levy to Athens, Greece.
Accounts recount a crazed Spaniard aboard the Granite State who slashed crewmen and threatened a fire before self slitting his throat, plus a galley battle on the Southern Cross where a Chinese cook fired on defenders amid nitroglycerine and powder. Two Gloucester fishermen endured five days adrift, saved near St John.
An observer details a Dynastes Hercules beetle from Dominica measuring about six inches. The creature features a black horn and a shorter horn forming a strong pinch pair, gold bristles on the head area, six legs with claws, and dark elytra with a black underbelly, capable of overpowering prey about a third its size.
An anecdote recalls the Prince of Wales once accepting a gift from a railway chief’s daughter at Welshpool. The child offered a button, the Princess returned it, and the Prince remarked on the gesture before accepting the token.
In Harbor Springs, Michigan, a sizable toothpick industry uses white birch to manufacture tooth plates. About 7,500,000 toothpicks are produced daily by processing logs into bolts then veneer. Logs are steamed and cut, veneer ribbons are produced, and pieces are sorted by the toothpick machinery into perfect units or refuse.
A damaged OCR fragment mentions sea terms with misformatted names and numbers. It references hoisting a flag, a limit of four Tesam units, and a calculation about eighty thousand giguals, all presented in unclear phrasing and missing context.
Miss Gertrude Vanderbilt, eldest daughter of Cornelius Vanderbilt, marries Harry Payne Whitney at The Breakers Newport Rhode Island in a small family ceremony. The bride’s gown and trousseau feature Parisian elegance amid a restrained society event with few guests due to Mr Vanderbilt’s health.
The engagement of Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands to Prince Bernard of Saxe Weimar will be announced in September. Wilhelmina is sixteen and Bernard eighteen as of April 48 last.
Queen Wilhelmina was born August 31 1880 and became queen after King Wilhelm III died November 23 1899. The article mentions her mother Princess Eun and potential engagements involving Prince Bernard Henry of Saxe-Weimar Eisenach with notes on royal succession and a future king consort role.
Complete returns from the Chickasaw Nation election show Harris winning Governor by a majority of ninety three over Jones Wall. Harris led as the candidate of the half blood element with many half-breeds aligned with the Senate and House, signaling change in nation governance.
Rebels lose key position in the Astrict of Cusnea ending their uprising against Alfaro. The decisive setback comes as Vesa and allies supply funds and forces to back the government side. Local forces claim victory as the revolution loses momentum.
A garbled report from Elwood Indiana describes a strike aided by a signing at the senate and escalating chaos as crowds reacted wildly. The piece notes widespread pleas about the outcome and confusion over celebratory actions.
An OCR damaged summary reports stolen funds from a new London church, Halifax banks seeking a five percent currency discount, and various scattered notes about forests, wildlife, weather, and a violent incident near Worcester. It mentions Lincoln, Lexing ton, Bryan Staten, and a Boston style water service shortfall with limited reliability.
Chairman Jones of the Democratic National Committee urged national support for the campaign fund. Washington outdoor meetings continue in a small park off Pennsylvania Avenue. Treasury Circular No 125 is reissued in a third edition, with 80 000 copies printed, totalling 60 000. Other items note foreign lithograph import fears, naturalization denials over language, and military appointments.
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